Mamdani’s Mayoral Win Vs Trump: What Happens If President Stops Federal Funding to New York | APT - video Dailymotion

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Donald Trump warned he could cut off federal funding to New York - if Zohran Mamdani won. And that sent fear across the New York City.   But can the President really stop billions in federal aid from reaching the city? And what will happen if he can cut the funds?  This video breaks down the law, the risks, and the real impact on housing, healthcare, and child services in New York City under its new mayor.

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00:00So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you.

00:14Turn the volume up!

00:18Zoran Mamdani has been elected as New York City's first Muslim and youngest mayor.

00:22The 34-year-old Democrat, born in Uganda to Indian parents,

00:26defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa

00:31in one of the most closely watched local elections in the country.

00:36This will be an age where New Yorkers expect from their leaders a bold vision of what we will achieve,

00:42rather than a list of excuses for what we are too timid to attempt.

00:48His victory video on social media was brief yet symbolic.

00:52A subway train arriving at City Hall with a voice announcing,

00:55The next and last stop is City Hall.

00:59The clip faded to text reading, Zoran for New York City.

01:04But hours before polls opened, President Donald Trump had issued a striking warning

01:09threatening to pull federal funds if Mamdani won.

01:14In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote,

01:17If communist candidate Zoran Mamdani wins the election for mayor of New York City,

01:22it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing federal funds other than the very minimum as required.

01:30He called Mamdani a communist and said the city under him would be a complete and total economic and social disaster.

01:36Speaking on CBS's 60 Minutes, Trump said it would be hard to give a lot of money to New York if a communist is running it.

01:53Now, Mamdani has won and will be assuming mayor's office on 1st January 2026.

01:58But before all of this, he has already told Trump to turn the volume up

02:03because he is coming after the bad landlord and billionaires.

02:07So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching,

02:12I have four words for you.

02:17Turn the volume up!

02:19Turn the volume up!

02:21We will hold bad landlords to account

02:44because the Donald Trumps of our city

02:47have grown far too comfortable

02:49taking advantage of their tenants.

02:51Turn the volume up!

02:59Within a few seconds, after Mamdani's warning,

03:01Trump posted on Truth Social and said,

03:04And so it begins!

03:06All letters in bold.

03:14Federal taxpayer dollars flow into nearly every part of New York City

03:18from food assistance and housing programs to infrastructure in hospitals.

03:24According to the New York State Comptroller,

03:25the city's 2026 operating budget includes over $7 billion in federal funds

03:31across more than 20 agencies.

03:33That's roughly 6.4% of total spending, touching everything from the NYPD to the City University of New York.

03:40A budget expert, Anna Champany, said even small cuts could be substantial for city agencies and the people they serve.

03:52Departments most reliant on federal dollars include housing, children's services and health.

03:55Departments most reliant on federal dollars include housing, children's services and health.

04:02Departments most reliant on federal dollars include housing, children's services and health.

04:04The Department of Housing Preservation and Development, for instance, depends on federal funding for half its 2026 budget.

04:10half its 2026 budget, much of it used for rental assistance through the Section 8 program.

04:18Rachel Fee of the New York Housing Conference warns,

04:23A million New Yorkers rely on federal housing programs to pay their rent. Without this assistance,

04:29low-income renters would face eviction.

04:38The city's Child Welfare Agency also gets nearly 40% of its funding from Washington,

04:43primarily to support child care services.

04:52Legally, Trump's threat faces steep constitutional limits.

04:56Under the US Constitution, it's Congress, not the President, that controls how federal

05:01money is allocated.

05:03Article 1, Section 9 says,

05:05No money shall be drawn, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.

05:11The 1974 Impoundment Control Act, passed after then, President Richard Nixon tried to withhold

05:17approved funds, prevents presidents from unilaterally freezing federal spending.

05:22They can delay funds for up to 45 days, but only with congressional approval.

05:29And with Republicans controlling both chambers, 53 seats in the Senate and 220 in the House,

05:35political calculations could complicate any attempt to punish New York without pushback.

05:43New York has already faced funding blocks this year.

05:46The Trump administration has withheld $12 million in counter-terrorism grants and terminated several

05:52clean energy awards and infrastructure projects, including the Hudson Gateway Tunnel.

06:00City Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned in April that the cumulative impact of federal funding

06:05pauses could reach $400 million in 2025 and $135 million in 2026 or even higher.

06:16Will Trump's threats become real?

06:19And will New York's first Muslim mayor face a financial battle as his first test in office?

06:24New Yorker's fight is expected to begin soon.

06:28Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women

06:38that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of

06:45groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall, your struggle is ours

06:54too.

07:24The last time I spoke at a Sunrise press conference was on the morning of June 24th,

07:32when our movement felt ascendant, but certainly not inevitable.

07:37That morning in Astoria, there were few in this city who dared to imagine that we could win

07:43and what it would mean for a city that has, for too long, served only the wealthy and the powerful,

07:51at the expense of those.

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